Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-08-25
Nomination Of a State Ticket by
the Syracuse Convention,
Headed by
Henry George For Secretary of State
Detection of the Socialistic
Faction.
George and McGlynn Bitterly Denounced
The Clarendon Hall Platform In
corporated.

vention had long session Thursday night
resulting in the retention of the Clarendon
Hall platform, on which Henry George
made his canvass for mayor OF Now Y ork.
A variety of propositions were submitted,
and the batch was divided into three parts,
one going into the waste basket, the second
being returned to the committee on resolu-
tions as not pertaining to the platform, and
the third beng handed over to Henry
George, who presided, for his consider
alton. There are three avOwed socialists
on the platform committee. After the
exclusion of socialistic delegations
besides the New York reform dele
gates, two OF the delegates from the
Twelfth New York City district and six
from Onandago County, besides number
Of individuals from various localities, va
Gated their seats in the convention. Active
efforts are being put forth by the socialists
to organize new party in which they will
have the cooperation Of active anti-George
influences. They propose to begin their
movement in the shops Of New York City
and extend it thence into the State and to
invite the trades unions to unite in what
shall be known as the organized labor
movement whose members shall be from
unions irrespective of socialiStic or labor
factions.
Yesterday mornings session was devoted
to the reading Of the platform, which was
presented by Henry George. 1t was adopt
ed. The resolutions were then reported,
and after some debate were amended and
passed. The business of selecting ticket
was then begun. Henry George was nomi
mated for Secretary Of State. He said he
did not want the nomination or office, but
was at the service of the Labor party. The
old platform adopted at the Clarendon Hall
meeting last year was taken as the ground
work for the new platform and enlarged tc
suit the necessity of a State campaign. A
few of the planks of the platform of the old
Greenback Labor party were also used. One
OF the principal Of these favors the estab
lishment Of postal banks and a postal tele-
graph system After q very spirited de-
bate it was decided not openly to oppose the
/, socialist organization, but as compromise
plank was used opposing state and public
control OF any subject which is not mat
ter of public concern. A State ticket was
put in nomination as follows: Secretary OF
State, Henry George, of New York; Comp
troller, Victor A. Walker, of Kings; State
Treasurer, b. II. Cummings, of Mont
gomery; Attorney-General,D Dennis c. Feel
cry, of Monroe; State Engineer and Sur
veyor, Sylvanus A. Sweet, OF Broome.
Among the resolutions adopted were the
following:
WHEREAS, At a conference of members OF the
United Labor party of the States of Ohio and
Indiana held in Cincinnati on July 4, resolutions
were aQOpIeQ Ine central l-anO anu
Labor Committee to take steps for calling
national conference; therefore be it
ResOtred, That in view of the near approach OF
the national contest this convention joins with
our brethren of the West in requesting the
chairman of our State Committee to cooperate
with the Land and Labor Committee to issue
call for q national conference OF such organiZa
tons of citizens OF other States as may be dis
posed to act with the United Labor party OF
New York IN forming great national party.
nizes the great value OF our canals regulators
and controllers of freight rates, they acting
the only safeguard and protection between the
great railroad monopolists and the masses
therefore
Res0iUed, That We in favor of improving
State waterways, thus placing them in the
highest efficiency, thereby reducing the cost OF
transportation OF the neces stiles of life, the
products of the soil to a minimum, thus further
utilizing New York's commercial advantages.
ReSOtUed, That we denounce the practice OF
railway monopoly managers in discriminating
against those shippers who find 1t advantageous
to the canals OF the State, which they are
taxed to maintain, and we demand the passage
of a stringent law that shall put an end to this
gross injustice committed against the people by
railroad corporations who derive their taxing
power from the people of this State.
Resolutions were also passed favOrlng
eight hours work for letter carriers; wo-
men equality; extending the school age in
children from II to 10 years; in favor OF
free public libraries and state printing
department; the Australian system of a
secret ballot; the prohibition of the en-
ployment of armed detectives, and denounc-
ing class Legislation and the misappropria-
tion of the public funds.
THE soCIALIsTIC sCHIsM.
NEW YORK, Aug 3O.-Six enthusiastic
meetings were held Thursday night by So
cialists, at which Henry George and DR..
McGlynn were roundly denounced Alex
ander Jonas the socialist leader, being
asked what he thought of the situation,
said: $50 George wants to catch the
farmer vote, does hel Doesn't he know
| that 600 farmers out in Ohio could not
pay their taxes last year, and were sold out
| by the sheriff! George can't hoodwink the
| farmers. They can not understand his
| theories. To catch them he wants to throw
US overheard. We are the bugbear. 1t we
are thrown out bodily we will be ten times
stronger than when we went in"
| DIR. Marcus Merkin, founder of the So
cidlist, said: 'The socialists will now pad
| die their own canoe and will never more
have any thing in common with the Union
Labor party. The next step logically must
be the elimination of all that was for the
interest of labor in the platform of the
United Labor party, even down to the very
name of the party itself. It must not be
called the United Labor party anF more.
Half Of the workingmen will no longer be-
| long to it.'
! William A. Wallace, who was the organ
| izer of the United Labor party Of the
Seventh Assembly district, said: 1T looks
| too much like machine politics. Henry
Georges partner, Croasadale, his lawyer,
Post, his son, Henry George, Jr., his priest,
DR.. McGlynn, and his heutenaRts are run